That's pretty common, you can stop it if you position the spout carefully. They aren't worth the hassle in my opinion.
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That's pretty common, you can stop it if you position the spout carefully. They aren't worth the hassle in my opinion.
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So the tanks of the bikes that you work on at work are…..
An office bod made that rule im sure
So the tanks of the bikes that you work on at work are…..
An office bod made that rule im sure
Yeh, I'm sure it was an Insurance stipulation (even though the insure petrol cars will plastic fuel tanks.).
They banned all our plastic dustbins as well!.
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I agree, I use a 5 ltr pouring oil container and fill it from the jerry can. Spill far less.
Something like this
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in England they don't sell aluminum cans??
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Gave up using Jerry cans years ago.
10L Plastic cans all the way
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10L Plastic cans all the way
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I have a couple of 80's jerry cans - the paint started coming out on those, together with a pin hole leak on the seam on one a good few years ago.
I have a couple of War Department cans - dated 1942 and 44 (or 45 - can't remember) - they have only started this year to lose paint (I also found a bit of a 1960's newspaper in one!) - I have been using them since 1987 - my dad had them before that, probably soon after the war.
I now use a fast hand pump to empty them, with fuel filter on the inlet to the pump.
If you are using 25 ltr plastic containers that weren't originally fuel containers, then becareful - you might be surprised how brittle some of them go, simply from sunlight, never mind exposure to fuel. Seem fine in normal use, then a sharp bang and you have a container jigsaw.
I have a couple of War Department cans - dated 1942 and 44 (or 45 - can't remember) - they have only started this year to lose paint (I also found a bit of a 1960's newspaper in one!) - I have been using them since 1987 - my dad had them before that, probably soon after the war.
I now use a fast hand pump to empty them, with fuel filter on the inlet to the pump.
If you are using 25 ltr plastic containers that weren't originally fuel containers, then becareful - you might be surprised how brittle some of them go, simply from sunlight, never mind exposure to fuel. Seem fine in normal use, then a sharp bang and you have a container jigsaw.
That happened me with a 25l drum of tfr, went to lift it one day & the handle came away in my hand & the rest of the drum split, with the contents either spilling on my trousers or running down the street! Was a fast trip into the house to get the trousers off & me into the shower! No harm done apart from losing £15 worth of tfr.
I may be wrong but I thought that the max amount of petrol you can transport in a plastic can was 5L, but only for emergency use? But with metal cans there's no limit.
Personally I wouldn't trust any plastic can to carry petrol in apart from the small 5l can I use for 2 stroke mix but even with it I always have it in a larger plastic box just in case.
There are limits - I bet your house insurance as a limit buried in the small print. Its not a big limit until you are supposed to need a licence from the local fire brigade (or you used to).
Petrol sellers are supposed to ensure you are filling a suitable, clearly marked, container, and only allow a ertain amount under the terms of their licence to sell.
Petrol sellers are supposed to ensure you are filling a suitable, clearly marked, container, and only allow a ertain amount under the terms of their licence to sell.
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Clean the inner - by whatever suits - and seal with POR-15 would be my choice. Good for fuel tanks which are not easily replaceable, but likely not cost-effective for a jerry can.
Method for cleaning insides of fuel tanks, by some, used to be to secure them to a tractor wheel and allow the gravel/chains/nuts’n’bolts to tumble around for a few hours while working.
Method for cleaning insides of fuel tanks, by some, used to be to secure them to a tractor wheel and allow the gravel/chains/nuts’n’bolts to tumble around for a few hours while working.
Don't know about plastic cans but the max you can legally store was 2 gallons, so probably 10 litres now. No farmer with a quad would stick to that. My boss, who has a farm, gets through over 25 litres a day, between him and his sons, during lambing time.
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You missed out the ‘indoors’ bit.
Nope, I remember the last fuel shortage, radio was giving out warnings that you can't store more than 10 litres at home. With outside storage you are into all sorts of problems. My father thought of trying for a petrol storage tank back in the 1960s and the legal hoops back then were horrendous. We already had TVO, and that was just a metal tank on a stand, in a field.
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There was a nutter at Rover in the 80's that had six 45 gallon drums of petrol in his garage at one point
the garage was attached to his house.not done it yet
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In the 70s fuel crisis, I had about 35 gallons, in containers, stored in a ditch with running cold water from a spring. I never actually needed them as my friendly garage man always kept enough petrol for my needs - even if his fuel signs were showing ‘closed’.
There was a nutter at Rover in the 80's that had six 45 gallon drums of petrol in his garage at one point
There was a chap a while back during one of the fuel shortages that had a wheelie bin full of fuel in his living room, bloody madness!.
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Does it indeed? Now to highjack the online delivery driver when he delivers to my neighbours.
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I filter all fuel from jetty cans with a Mr Funnel. They filter out all debris and water too.
Regarding Jerry cans flaking, it could be the e5 e10 causing problems.
I poured red oxide paint into my cans, shut them and rotated in all directions until fully coated. Poured out the excess and left them to dry for days in the sun. Never had any problems with them.
Regarding Jerry cans flaking, it could be the e5 e10 causing problems.
I poured red oxide paint into my cans, shut them and rotated in all directions until fully coated. Poured out the excess and left them to dry for days in the sun. Never had any problems with them.
